On 06.08.2010 05:49, Bjartur Thorlacius wrote:
... IMO there should be a standard metadata wrapper that should be around virtually all files being passed around the Internet. Downloaders should register the metadata to xattrs or somesuch and uploaders should collect said metadata and rewrap it. Technically application/http could be used. ...
There is a widely deployed metadata wrapper; it's the HTTP message headers. Best regards, Julian
